A post on The Pickens County GOP website gained national attention on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report. The screenshot was taken from the Comedy Central website.

A Thursday, July 25 post on the Pickens County GOP website caught the eye of Comedy Central’s Steven Colbert, who on the Thursday, Aug. 1 edition of the Colbert Report chaffs the local political party. But a representative with the local GOP says the comments weren’t originally theirs, and that they simply reposted a story from another website to “provide information and to educate people about news going on in the country.”

The Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded to a missing child at approximately 4:00 pm, on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The child had gone missing from his parents’ home in the Hobson Road area of Jasper Georgia. The initial report indicated that the child was a 3 year old white male. It was also learned that the young boy had been diagnosed with autism. The boy had blonde hair and was last seen at around 12 noon.

Bears everywhere -- Bear sightings are off the chart this year. Above, images taken by Dr. Robert Keller of a cub crossing the road.

The Georgia DNR has dropped charges against Pickens resident Judy Gardner after she shot and killed a black bear. Gardner said she accidntally shot the bear while tyring to scare it away with her .22 rifle. Check out the print or online editions for comments from the DNR